Shiyang picked up her phone and looked at it. It was her college tutor Ling Zhendong calling.
Shiyang frowned in confusion and picked up the phone.
Ling Zhendong called her to ask her to dinner.
He came here to attend an academic seminar, and knowing that she was still here, he wanted to have a meal with her.
Shiyang was a little surprised.
Ling Zhendong was her tutor in college.
When Shiyang was a freshman, she was appreciated by Ling Zhendong because her design work won an award in an architectural design competition. He always took special care of her.
In those years, Ling Zhendong also led her to do projects, from group projects without any signature opportunities to independent designs with signature rights. Through step-by-step cultivation, she gradually became what she is today.
Therefore, Shiyang has always respected, appreciated and admired this mentor in college.
When Shiyang was admitted to the postgraduate program here, he immediately shared the good news with Ling Zhendong.
In the past two years, due to various problems such as work, study and life, Shiyang and Ling Zhendong have not been able to continue to cooperate, but they have still kept in touch, just because they have never been able to return to China, and Shiyang has never been able to visit him in person.
At this moment, Ling Zhendong happened to come here to hold an academic seminar. Shiyang was surprised and pleasantly surprised.
She agreed to his dinner date.
Ling Zhendong made an appointment at a Chinese restaurant near the school in the evening.
When Shiyang passed by, Ling Zhendong had already arrived first.
Ling Zhendong is over sixty and has retired from school.
However, because of his high academic achievements and high reputation, he was occasionally invited back to school for classes. However, his focus after retirement has shifted to architectural design research and promoting the development of domestic architectural design.
Probably due to years of hard work, he looks older than his actual age, and his hair is mostly gray, but his overall temperament is elegant and gentle, and he always speaks with a smile on his eyes and mouth, and is very kind-hearted.
"Teacher." Seeing Ling Zhendong at the table, Shiyang smiled and said hello.
Ling Zhendong also stood up with a smile to greet him: "Here he comes."
He greeted her to sit down, handed her the menu and ordered her meal, then looked at Shiyang: "Are you busy with work recently?"
"No." Shiyang smiled and shook his head, "I just graduated and have been relatively free recently."
"What are your plans after graduation?" Ling Zhendong asked.
This is not the first time Shiyang has been asked this question. Fu Jingchuan has asked it, her father has asked it, and Ling Zhendong is the third one.
"Once things here are settled, go back to China and find a job." Shiyang said.
Ling Zhendong: "Don't you plan to take over the job at Huichen Shaoyu Architects?"
Shiyang was stunned and looked at Ling Zhendong in confusion.
Ling Zhendong smiled: "Yan Yao mentioned this to me."
Yan Yao and Shi Yang were from the same school, and both were students taught by Ling Zhendong.
"Actually, it's not easy to find such a job opportunity just after graduation. Especially, the plan for the Chinese-style resort in your hand has also passed." Ling Zhendong looked at Shiyang and said earnestly, "Actually, in our design field, we have the strength and Talent is important, but talent is equally important."
"We serve aesthetics. But aesthetics is something that varies from person to person."
"Before you become famous, your works may be regarded as treasures in front of person A, but they may become trash in front of person B. Especially if your works have distinctive personal characteristics and do not follow a middle-of-the-road aesthetic, you will face a problem. If you like People may like it, but people who don’t like it may not appreciate it, and they will fall into a diode situation.”
"But for most companies and Party A, everyone is just a worker. Between radical and conservative, more people are more willing to choose the conservative model. Keeping their jobs is more important than taking risks, unless they have absolute decision-making power and are pursuing their careers. People. But in today’s environment, there are not many such people.”
Shiyang nodded slightly: "I know."
She is not a recent graduate and knows the twists and turns of the job search process.
I also understand the many frustrations involved in the work process.
Being an architectural designer does not mean that she puts the ideas in her mind on paper and is done. Whether the style concept and leadership are consistent are equally important.
Without professional and consistent people, a work may face endless revisions, and end up with an unrecognizable result.
This is only a change at the leadership level.
If you encounter Party A who is unclear about your demands, this modification process will also be repeated. At this time, you need a leader who can suppress Party A.
Due to the above problems, Shiyang did not experience too much pressure in this regard because of Tang Shaoyu's existence.
She also knows very well that until she is fully recognized by the industry, she may not be able to find someone who appreciates her if she changes jobs.
So in fact, before changing jobs, she must have absolutely hard-core performance in order to be the one who has the right to speak.
This is like an actor, no matter how good her acting skills are, as long as she doesn't have a trophy in hand, and no works and roles that are recognized by the public, no one will take her words as a guide.
But once she becomes famous, or wins an award, or has a representative role, and she talks about professional issues, no matter how controversial her views are, a large group of people will still regard her as an authority.
For Shiyang at this stage, the Guofeng Resort project is her best performance and springboard.
"Yan Yao showed me the design plan for your project." Ling Zhendong looked at Shiyang and said slowly, "I think it is a design plan that has a good chance of winning the prize. Don't waste it."
Shiyang looked at him hesitantly.
Ling Zhendong smiled:
"Shiyang, you have always been a very smart and thoughtful child among all my students. You know what you want and what you don't want, so the teacher won't try to persuade you. The teacher just hopes that you don't bury your talents. Don't Just like two years ago, I went to get married in a daze and wasted two years."
Shiyang nodded: "Thank you, teacher, I will think about it carefully."
Ling Zhendong also nodded and did not say more on this issue. He turned the topic to study and work and talked about some news and developments in the industry.
Shiyang listened attentively, chatting a few words from time to time. Seeing that the teacup in front of Ling Zhendong was empty, he picked up the teapot and poured him tea.
Someone was walking through the aisle, walking quickly. When passing by Shiyang, his thigh accidentally bumped into Shiyang's elbow carrying the teapot, and the tea spilled out.
Shi Yang subconsciously turned his head to look at the person, frowning slightly.
She recognized him.
When she and Fu Jingchuan stayed at the Huichen Hotel two years ago, she and Fu Jingchuan met the short, fat man in the underground parking lot.
At that time, Fu Jingchuan didn't want the short and fat man to see her, so he pretended to kiss her to avoid the sight of him and another tall and thin man.
She remembered that she asked Fu Jingchuan who those two people were, and Fu Jingchuan told her that the short and fat man was named Wu Qihao, and he was the head of Huichen Hotel's European headquarters.
